Adams Officials Pressed to Accept $80,000 Sewage Plan Grant
Adams town counsel warned selectmen last night that town and state moves practically require accepting an $80,000 federal planning advance for a $2.33 million sewage treatment plant. A vote is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. with an April 2 deadline for one offer.
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Adams
Andrew J. Dilk
Dirk
State
Department of Public Health
Hoosac River
Ewart D. Callahan
Federal Community Facilities Administration
Laurie J. King
Silvio O. Conte
Anthony P. McBride
Dik
Morison Says His History Books Won’t Be Textbooks
Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, noted for two Pulitzers, said his histories would not be used as school textbooks. Yet his Christopher Columbus, Mariner is used in Williams High School history courses. He criticized public school history texts as dull and blamed political pressure from various groups for censoring historians’ work.
Stockbridge Car Skids On Ice. Six Guard Rails Down
Police Chief William J. Obanbein reports a Saturday evening Route 183 crash where his car slid on icy pavement and left the north side, knocking down six guard rails. He was uninjured though the vehicle sustained extensive damage and was towed. Patrolman Louis J. Peyton investigated. Kiwanis Club of Stockbridge and West Stockbridge meets at Card Lake Hotel at 6:30 tonight. Dr Edwin F Flinn of Stockbridge, VP of Mead Corp, will discuss his Europe trip with slides.
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Stockbridge
William J. Obanhein
Route 183
Obanhein
Louis J. Peyton
Kiwanis Club
West Stockbridge
Card Lake Hotel
Edwin §. Flinn
Industrial Papers
Mead Corp
Europe
Royal Navy changes recruiting slogan and housing plan
London United Press Service reports the Royal Navy has replaced its motto from Join the Navy and see the world to Join the Navy and buy a home. The announcement includes a plan offering special loans and mortgage rates to sailors who re enlist.
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London
UPS
Royal Navy
Lee considers new flood control and water supply plan
Nicholas Barth of Boston cites a U S Geological Survey study on the Hou Salonic River Valley detailing ground and surface water and quality. Lee officials discuss using Upper Goose Pond as a new water source and the potential flood storage ponds on October Mountain and nearby Washington Mountain Brook with multiple dams to serve 1969 completion targets. The plan requires state and town action on land rights and funding, with completion projected around 1969 if approved.
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Nicholas Barth
Boston
Massachusetts Water Resources Commission
Hou- Salonic River
Washington Mountain Road
Airoldi
Upper Goose
Arroldt
Washington Mountain
Glen McLaren
Amherst
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lahey
Washington Mountain Brook
West Branch Road
Washington
Angelo Jantosca
State Department of Health
Lee Conservation Commission
Berkshire Conservation District
Lee
William Meyer
Sheffield
Psychoanalysis Suggested for Clergy Leaders
Washington UPI reports prominent psychiatrist Dr. Leo H. Bartemeier urged all clergymen to undergo psychoanalysis. He noted clergy are not more mentally ill than others but emphasized self-knowledge to prevent projecting personal neuroses onto counselees. He spoke at the Academy of Religion and Mental Health annual meeting.
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Washington
UPI
Leo H. Bartemeier
Seaton Psychiatric Institute
Baltimore
Academy of Religion and Mental Health
Adams Selectmen Laud Tramway Effort in Boston Hearings
Adams leaders praised local attendance at hearings in Boston on anti tramway bills. Ewart D Callahan invited state committees to Mt Greylock for further discussion. Others joked about garden clubs and bird lovers while the Adams group urged defeating the proposed restrictions.
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Callahan
Adams
Adams—Selectmen
Ewart D. Callahan
Boston
Committee On State Administration
Committee On Natural Resources
Mt. Greylock
Massachusetts
Anthony P. McBride
Fred Dabrowski
Lenox Faces Move to Realign Zoning Powers
Lenox officials consider meeting with the Planning Board to pursue a bylaw change that would shift authority for building permits and variances. The bylaw’s validity has been questioned since July, risking court challenges, with calls for a curative bylaw and immediate action to authorize building permits.
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Lenox
Selectmen
Planning Board
Asst
Afly
Carter Lee
Commonwealth
Zoning Board of Appeals
Lee
the Eagle
Robert T. ‘Chaffee
Rossini
Scarinzi
A. Verne Flint
Beers Urges Local Scholarships at Lenox PTA Meeting
Lenox guidance director Charles Beers told about 50 attendees at Morris School Tuesday night that Lenox High School seniors need and deserve scholarship support to attend college. He called for at least 10 local scholarships and more coordination among PTA Kiwanis to fund them. Mrs. Prescott Beach announced a folk music festival in May to raise funds, with details to follow. Beers outlined aptitude tests and college guidance to assist students in choosing colleges or finding jobs if they do not continue education.
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LENOX
Charles ©. Beers
Lenx High School
Beers
PTA
Morris School
Kiwanis Club
Beer
Prescott Beach
Henry Grover
Pittsfield
Glaucoma Shown To Run In Families In Study
A Michigan physician reports in JAMA that glaucoma tends to be inherited. Among 136 relatives of patients, 6.6 percent had glaucoma or borderline cases, about three times the general rate. Regular eye exams and tonometry are advised for those with family history.
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Chicago
Michigan
Journal of the American Medical Association
Seat Belts Cut Jaw Injury In Auto Crashes
Three Australian dental scientists report in Dental Abstract that seat belts greatly reduce jaw and dental injuries in car crashes. Of 114 jaw fractures, only one occurred in a belt user with a minor fracture. steering wheel caused 25 percent, windshield 31 percent, dashboard 36 percent. nearly 60 percent sustained other major injuries.
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Chicago
The
American Dental Association
Seasonal Permit For Liquor Given To Curtis Hotel
The Selectmen granted a seasonal all alcoholic license to the Curtis Hotel after a hearing with no objections. The Curtis had previously held the year-round license until December when it was turned over to the town. Seven applicants competed before the license was awarded to the Holiday Inn.
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SENOX
Selectmen
Curtis Hotel
Edwin F. McLaughlin
George A. Turain
Curtis
Michael A. Payson
Turain
Holiday Inn
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